China’s First Cold Wave of the Year: Severe Weather Alert and Forecast

2024-01-20 01:54:30
▲China’s first “cold wave” this year has hit, and nearly 80% of the country is expected to be “quickly frozen” from the 20th to the 23rd. The picture shows the estimated situation on the 23rd. (Picture/reproduced from China Weather Network)

[NOWnews今日新聞] Today (20th) is the “Big Cold” of the 24th solar term. Meteorological experts have warned that Taiwan will be hit by a strong cold wave in the coming week, with the lowest temperature possibly dropping to 5 degrees Celsius. In addition to Taiwan, the China Central Meteorological Observatory also released news on the 19th, claiming that the first “cold wave” of this year is coming. It is expected to bring severe cooling to central and eastern China from the 20th to the 23rd. After penetrating into the south, it will also bring widespread severe cold waves. Snowfall may cause nearly 80% of the country to be “quickly frozen”.

According to reports from Chinese media such as “CCTV”, since the beginning of 2024, the cold air affecting China has been weak, and the temperature in most areas has been higher than the same period in previous years. However, the first cold wave this year coincides with the beginning of the “Big Cold” solar term, and the cold wave will begin on the 20th. The impact will gradually emerge. Many places in China have started “quick freeze” mode. The south will experience the strongest rain and snow weather since the beginning of winter. In the north, Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang will even experience extremely cold temperatures of minus 35°C and minus 40°C.

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Min Yuqiu, a meteorological analyst at the China Weather Network, revealed that this round of cold wave has a long-lasting impact and a wide range, and the cooling will reach South China. Judging from the national freeze line map, in the next few days, the eastern part of northwest China, Inner Mongolia and other places will take the lead in cooling, with temperatures starting from the 21st to On the 22nd, as the main body of the cold wave moves southward, the freezing line will push southward significantly. The temperature in some areas of Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei, and Anhui will be the first to drop to freezing point or below. Coupled with rain and snow, the feeling of humidity and cold will be very obvious.

The report pointed out that around the 23rd, the impact of this cold wave in China will come to an end, and the freezing line will also reach the southernmost point, that is, in northwest Fujian and northern Guangdong and Guangxi. Changsha, Shanghai, and Hangzhou will join the ranks of freezing temperatures. As for Fuzhou, Guangzhou, In places like Nanning, although the minimum temperature will not drop below freezing, it will only be in the single digits.

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